This privacy policy will tell you all you need to know about how your personal data is collected here on www.wanderlustandlife.com, what it is used for and how it is kept secure.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND HOW IS IT USED?

Comments: When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Cookies: Cookies are used on this website to collect information on your browsing behaviour. Cookies are placed on the device you are viewing this site on and remember when the device accesses this website. These cookies do not collect personal information such as name or address but monitor your behaviour whilst browsing. These cookies and the information they collect help improve this site for yourself and future visitors by monitoring traffic of users and success of particular content. Cookies can be disabled by your web browser, although this will vary depending on what you’re using.

Automatically-Collected Information: This website uses third party services, Google Analytics and Jetpack. These collect standard internet log information and details of traffic, and visitor behaviour patterns. This information is used by ourselves to calculate information such as number of visitors over a time period, plus the popularity of certain blog posts or content. This information is not processed in a way that identifies individuals. We do not make, nor do we allow Google or Jetpack to make any attempt to identify any individual accessing this website.

HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED

We may use the information collected in the following ways:

* To operate and maintain the website

* To send promotional information, such as newsletters. Each communication will include details on how to unsubscribe

* To respond to your comments or queries

* To track and measure advertising

THIRD PARTY

We currently use the following third-party service providers:

* Google Analytics: This information is used by ourselves to calculate information such as number of visitors in a given time period, plus the popularity of certain blog posts or content. This information is not processed in a way that identifies individuals.

* Mail Chimp: this is used for email updates and newsletters. Your email address and name are stored in order to deliver these communications. Please refer to Mail Chimp’s privacy policy for further information.

* Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

This list may be amended from time to time.

ANONYMOUS DATA

Sometimes we may use anonymous data, from which it is not possible to identify individuals e.g. website analytics. This anonymous information may be provided to other parties for business purposes.

ADVERTISING

We may use third-party advertising companies to display ads when you visit the website. We also engage in affiliate marketing. If you click on an affiliate link, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track sales for commission purposes.

YOUR RIGHTS TO YOUR PERSONAL DATA

You can unsubscribe from any future email communications by following the unsubscribe link in our emails. Alternatively, you can contact us at [email protected] if you want to be removed from our distribution list.

You also have the right to request to view or delete any personal information that is held. If you would like to do this, please email [email protected].

Last updated: 21 May 2018